bearded vulture
Britishnoun
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That was underlined just days ago when a bearded vulture, released into the wild last year in southern France, was killed by a wind turbine after it ranged north into the Netherlands.
From BBC
In English, the bearded vulture is also known as the lammergeier – German for “lamb vulture” – because of the false old belief that they killed sheep and lambs.
From The Guardian
The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust said it was only the second time a bearded vulture had been seen in the UK.
From BBC
As a young man, he changed his name to the Hebraized Peres, meaning vulture, after coming across a majestic bearded vulture while crossing the Negev.
From Washington Post
He embraced secular Zionism, helped found a kibbutz in his late teens and changed his name to Peres, Hebrew for a kind of bearded vulture.
From Los Angeles Times
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